West Baton Rouge Parish is named for “baton rouge” being French words meaning “red stick” referring to a tall cypress tree stripped of its bark and draped with freshly killed animals that marked the boundary between the hunting grounds of two Indian tribes in 1699.
Created: March 31, 1807
County Seat:
Port Allen 1807 – present
Parish Courthouse – Port Allen
Location: 850 8th Street / Louisiana Avenue
Built: 1956 – 1957
Style: Modern Greek Revival
Architect: Goodman and Miller and John H Farrens Jr.
Contractor: Ross E Cox
Description: The building faces west and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The west front has a large portico with six high columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The center of the building extends from the main building.
Note: The previous courthouse was designed by Henry Thiberge and constructed by Adolph Thieson in 1882.
Courthouses:
N – Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish and East Feliciana Parish
S – Iberville Parish
W – Iberville Parish
Photos taken 2011